MALLAM ADAMU vs. SOLOMON OSEI BOATENG & ANOR [2018]DLHC3735

Date	2018-06-21
Suit No.	SUIT NO.P/RPC/38/14
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC3735

ELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH (MRS.) JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

FRANCISCA ADZO AYIVOR FOR YAW ACHEAMPONG BOAFO FOR PLAINTIFF.

USTARZ JIBREEL SA-AD FOR MICHAEL KWABENA ATTA AGYEI FOR DEFENDANTS.

[2018]DLHC3735
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK11"></a><a name="OLE_LINK12">MALLAM ADAMU<o:p></o:p></a>vs.<o:p></o:p>SOLOMON OSEI BOATENG &amp; ANOR<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION), KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO.P/RPC/38/14&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 21ST JUNE, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>FRANCISCA
ADZO AYIVOR FOR YAW ACHEAMPONG BOAFO FOR PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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USTARZ JIBREEL SA-AD FOR
MICHAEL KWABENA ATTA AGYEI FOR DEFENDANTS.<o:p></o:p>

ANGELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH
(MRS.) JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>What
started as an ordinary, simple sale/purchase agreement of an excavator has now
become the subject matter of the instant protracted legal battle, spanning over
three legal years! In this judgment the words ‘excavator’ and ‘machine’ are
used interchangeably. The Plaintiff claims against the defendants the reliefs
endorsed on his amended writ of summons and statement of claim filed on 26/10/16,
as follows:<o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of cash the sum of One hundred and
seventy- seven thousand seven hundred Ghana Cedis (GHC 177, 700.00) being the
monies the Plaintiff paid to the Defendants for the purchase of CAT BL 330
excavator from the Defendants which sale agreement was unlawfully abrogated by
the Defendants.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest on the sum in relief (a) supra
from 7th February, 2014 till the date of final payment.<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General damages for breach of contract <o:p></o:p>d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs including solicitor’s fees.<o:p></o:p>AND/OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE <o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of the Honourable Court for the
sale of the said CAT BL 330 excavator, the subject matter of the contract to
pay off all of the Defendant’s indebtedness to the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>The
Defendants denied liability to the Plaintiff’s claims and filed an amended
statement of defence and counterclaim on 30/07/2014 as follows:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
i.